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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries - Latest Evidence & Clinical Use

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries - Latest Evidence & Clinical Use

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries - Latest Evidence & Clinical Use

CA$20.00
This course includes
Lifetime access after purchase
Certificate of completion
This course was recorded in April 2022

Description:

This online course will discuss the etiology, prevention and treatment of anterior cruciate ligament injuries of the knee.

Recent evidence will be summarized in ways that can be immediately integrated into clinical practice.

Join the Canadian Physiotherapy Association for this online course 'Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries - Latest Evidence & Clinical Use'. For more information about the CPA-Embodia partnership, please visit this page.

 

Objectives:

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the current evidence relevant to the etiology, prevention and treatment of ACL injuries
  • Assess for biomechanical risk factors for ACL injuries and re-injuries
  • Apply the current evidence on ACL injury etiology and prevention in clinical practice and on the athletic field

 

Speaker Bio: 

Evangelos Pappas is currently a Professor and Associate Dean (intoHealth) at the University of Wollongong, Australia working on the university’s developing Health and Wellbeing Precinct. He has previously held positions at the Discipline of Physiotherapy at the University of Sydney and Long Island University-Brooklyn. 

His research has focused on utilizing biomechanical, epidemiological and clinical methodology to investigate the etiology, prevention and treatment of anterior cruciate ligament injuries of the knee. He has published >120 peer-reviewed articles and his work has been funded by government agencies and private foundations. He has been interviewed on radio and in newspaper articles about sports injury prevention. 

The instructors
Canadian Physiotherapy Association

As the vital partner for the profession, the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) leads, advocates, and inspires excellence and innovation to promote health. CPA’s goal is to provide exceptional service, valuable information and connections to the profession of physiotherapy, across Canada and around the world.

Orthopaedic Division

The Orthopaedic Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association helps our members improve their skills and service delivery through education, resources and networking.

With a reputation built on excellent instructors and a rigorous examination process, the Division offers tailored online e-learning, webinars, workshops, courses and practice resources for members at a reasonable cost and time commitment. Members learn from other practicing physiotherapists and stay current with a regularly updated curriculum and program delivery based on providing quality and modern treatment.

Material included in this course
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries - Latest Evidence & Clinical Use
  • Welcome!
  • Slides
  • Introduction
  • Epidemiology of ACL Injuries
  • Consequences of ACL Injuries
  • Mechanism of Injury - Biomechanics
  • Case Study
  • Prevention of ACL Injuries
  • Non-Surgical VS Surgical Treatment for ACL Injuries
  • Observational Study
  • Paediatric ACL Injuries
  • ACL Reconstruction with Different Grafts
  • Physiotherapy After ACLR
  • What We Can Do Better at the Clinic
  • Future Research-Surgery
  • Questions
  • Feedback
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